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The King's Patronage. 



The Secretary intimated that the following letter had been 

 received from the Keeper of His Majesty's Privy Purse : — 



Privy Purse Office, 

 Buckingham Palace, Mth April 1901. 



Sir, — I have the honour to inform you that I have submitted 

 to the King your letter of the 8th inst., and in reply I am com- 

 manded to say that His Majesty is pleased to accede to the 

 request contained in it, to grant his patronage to the Royal 

 Scottish Arboricultural Society. — I am, sir, your obedient 

 servant, J. M. Probyn, General, 



Keeper of H.M.'s Privy Purse. 

 R. Munro Ferguson, Esq. 



Election of Honorary Member. 



On the motion of the President, Sir Robert Menzies, Bart., 

 of that Ilk, was elected by acclamation an Honorary Member 

 of the Society, in consideration of his eminent services to the 

 cause of Forestry in Scotland. 



Election of Honorary Associate Members. 



Messrs William Bruce and Thomas Usher, Senior Students 

 (equal) at the University Forestry Class during the Session 

 1900-1, were, on the recommendation of the Lecturer, unani- 

 mously elected Honorary Associate Members. 



Report by Special Judges. 



The Report by Special Judges on " A Hingeless Field Gate " 

 and " A Patent Tree Planter " was submitted, and, in terms of 

 their recommendation, a Bronze Medal was awarded for "A 

 Hingeless Field Gate' to the Inventor, Mr William Forbes, 

 Swinton, Masham, Yorkshire. The Judges did not recommend 

 an award for the "Tree Planter." 



Judges' Report on Essays. 



The Report by the Judges on the Essays received in competi- 

 tion was submitted, and the following awards were made, in 

 terms of their recommendations : — 



